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The following 7 entries include the term lord high.
lord high admiral
noun: a great officer of state formerly at the head of the naval administration of Great Britain
lord high almoner of England
: an ecclesiastical officer of the royal household in Great Britain who distributes the royal bounty
lord high chancellor
nounlord high commissioner
noun: a commissioner who represents the British crown at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
lord high constable
noun: a great officer of state in England now appointed only for rare occasions (as coronations)
lord high steward
noun: an English officer of state now appointed only for rare occasions (as a coronation or the trial of a peer)
lord high treasurer of England
: the former third great officer of the crown whose duties are now executed by the Treasury Board
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